On October 8, 2024 7:50:29 PM CDT, "Paul M. Foster" <pa...@quillandmouse.com>
wrote:
>On 10/8/24 19:11, fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote:
>> what are y'alls recommendations for a password manager
>> i've always used firefox's builtin manager
>> but it's gotten to where it only works about half the time
>> it's a pita looking up and typing long cryptic passwords
>> and i'm lazy
>
>Let me provide a dissenting view. I use "pass". It might even be built in. I
>don't recall. It's a command line program, but it encrypts anything you like,
>including security questions, usernames, etc. It encrypts using GPG, so you
>never have to worry about your password program going away or being dropped
>from Debian. And it will copy your password (or anything else in the the
>password file) to the clipboard for pasting into your browser. It allows you
>to search for your password files using a partial name. I keep a terminal open
>at all times for various purposes, including to use this program.
+1 for "pass". There's the browserpass add-on for desktop browsers. There is
also an Android app (and probably one for iOS, I'm not sure). The sync
mechanism between devices is usually git which has the added benefit of change
history.
